The next morning we hired a car and headed south towards Margaret River. Mhairi’s brother Gavin lived (and surfed) here for 4 months ish. He’d hooked us up with the lovely lady he used to stay with (Barb). She was unbelievably hospitable, welcoming us into the house and really making us feel comfortable.
It was great to see Leask (friend of Gav’s and Mhairis that I’d met in ChCh) again. Dangerous though as a long nights drinking often ensues.. as it did.
At one point (I forget the name of the proceeding) Leask bought a shot of sambuca for each of us. What you had to do was
1: Pour the shot into a glass
2: Light the sambuca.
3: Expose some bare flesh (bum, nipple, chest etc..) and stick the glass to yourself (the alcohol burning creates a tight vacuum)
4: Once you’ve burned yourself enough, unstick the glass and quickly cap your hand over the top (don’t let any of those fumes escape)
5: Inhale the fumes through a straw (powerful enough)
6: Tip out any remaining fluid and inhale through a straw.
Fun.
Following morning up at 8am and off to go to the crag climbing.
Domhnall took us to a place called Willarbrup or something like that. The routes were excellent quality, brilliant friction and set against the Indian Ocean. Perfect.
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